Monalisa Codling

Date of birth (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977 (age 48)

Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)

Position(s) Lock

Monalisa Codling

Date of birth	(1977-04-20) 20 April 1977 (age 48)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2008 Auckland () 1996–1998 Otago () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2010 New Zealand 30 (25) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2000 Manu Sina Samoa 7s
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  New Zealand Rugby World Cup 1998 Netherlands Team competition 2002 Spain Team competition 2006 Canada Team competition 2010 England Team competition

Monalisa Codling (Urquhart; born 20 April 1977) is a former rugby union player for New Zealand and Auckland. She previously played for Otago. She also captained the Manu Sina Samoan 7s team to the Hong Kong 7s tournament in 2000.^[1]

Codling attended Kelston Girls' College and Waiheke High School and played for the Black Ferns from 1998 to 2010.^[2] The 2010 Rugby World Cup was her fourth successful World Cup.^[3] She was also a part of three other successful Rugby World Cup campaigns — 1998, 2002, and 2006.

Codling almost missed the 2002 Rugby World Cup because she had a serious case of chickenpox.^[4] She scored a try in the final just before halftime after running 40 metres.^[4]

Codling spent some time in the UK, working for the British Council as a Finance and Operations Manager.^[4]